Circle Is Fighting to Defend USDC as Rivals Offer a Bigger Cut
Circle is defending USDC's economics as a new rival consortium stablecoin, Open USD, offers distributors a much bigger cut of reserve yield.
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Nine Blockchain Firms Just Formed a Quantum Alliance — Here's Why It Matters
Nine blockchain companies have formed the Quantum Alliance to build shared standards for quantum-resistant crypto, warning that 30% of Bitcoin's supply currently sits exposed to future quantum attacks.
Cross River Bank Adds Ripple's RLUSD Stablecoin to Its Core Banking System
Cross River Bank is integrating Ripple's RLUSD stablecoin, with XRP Ledger support, directly into its core banking platform as the token's market cap nears $2.4 billion.
Injective Just Landed a $10 Billion Real Estate Tokenization Deal
Real estate firm Pentiv plans to bring its entire $10 billion property portfolio onchain through Injective, with its agentic operations running on INJ.
Microsoft Just Took Down a Massive Phishing Network That Took Payments in USDT
Microsoft and Health-ISAC obtained a court order to seize domains behind a phishing operation that sent over a billion scam messages and accepted USDT from its customers.
Solana's Fight to Hold $100 Just Got Harder After the CPI Shock
Solana is struggling to hold $100 after a hotter-than-expected US inflation report rattled crypto markets and network activity slowed.
Rakuten Wallet Is Handing Out Physical SHIB Coins in Japan
Rakuten Wallet will give away physical SHIB coins at an Osaka investment seminar on November 3, testing whether Japan's retail investors still have meme coin appetite.
Bitcoin Steadies Near $82K as Fed Speakers Cool Rate Hike Bets
Bitcoin is hovering near $82,000 after dovish comments from Fed officials pulled Treasury yields lower, even as spot Bitcoin ETFs keep bleeding outflows.
SEC Approves Binary Options Tied to Coinbase and MARA, Not Bitcoin's Price
The SEC approved binary options tied to Coinbase and MARA's performance metrics, not Bitcoin's price, but it's still a sign crypto firms are going mainstream.